The LLAGNY Book Club once again had the honor of having the author present to discuss their work. Lauren Willig, author of over 25 historical novels, attended our late April meeting to discuss her The Girl from Greenwich Street – and attendees got an inside look at how a novel is researched, the writing […]
It takes a certain greatness to obtain the definite article before a title — there’s THE Bronx, THE Vatican, and of course, my latest staff pick — THE Oxford English Dictionary….
The OED — digital & accessible remotely… and included as part of NYLI membership
And while the northern most — and only mainland!– NYC borough […]
The New York Law Institute will be closing early at 1 PM Friday, May 22nd, and will be closed Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day . NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th at 9 a.m.
Happy Memorial Day!
Crocuses, Forsynthia, longer days… the season that launched thousands of songs, poems and love affairs. It’s Spring… and so the Summer Associates are arriving at law firms…
Why aren’t they Springers? Portrait of Lilyann Carol, New York, N.Y., ca. Oct. 1946; Library of Congress
The New York Law Institute is here to help […]
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future-facing concept in the legal field. It is already embedded in the tools attorneys use every day. For law librarians, this shift presents both an opportunity and a challenge: how do we translate rapidly evolving AI capabilities into meaningful, practical support for our users?
Cat Casey’s AI in […]
In honor of AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) month, LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on May 21st at noon to discuss They called us enemy by George Takei ( available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to […]
The Internet Archive has announced that more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs spanning nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online.
The collection contains three parts:
“The first is the official records from the lower court(s): the trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each […]
It’s May 1st, which means its Law Day….established by President Eisenhower during the tensions of the Cold War. While the Soviets commemorated May 1st as International Workers’ Day with a high profile parade featuring tanks and thousands of troops demonstrating Communism’s military strength, Law Day sought to emphasize the rule of law and liberty […]
NYLI Board member and Director of Research and Knowledge Services, Eversheds Sutherland, Scott Bailey will be making Opening Remarks and speaking on panels From Library to Intelligence Engine: The Research Function Reimagined for the AI Era and Field Notes: The Co-Evolution of the Library and Legal Tech at LegalTechConnect’s sold-out Law Firm Research & […]
Before Webster became the byword for dictionary, there was Daniel Webster — New England orator, lawyer, politician — and on April 14, 1828 — the first publisher of the first American Dictionary of the English Language.
Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. “Daniel Webster clipped autograph” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. […]
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